Friday, October 7, 2011

Weekly Update 10.10-14

Hello!
Wow, this week went super fast!!  Thank you for helping your kids study for all the quizzes and tests we had this week.  I think they did pretty good!
Graded papers will be sent home on Wednesday in their Wednesday folders.  Just a reminder that First Quarter ends on October 14th!
Here's what is going on this week:
Spelling- Blue Group test on Thursday, October 13th
Social Studies- Beginning a new chapter (5) Newcomers Settle.  Students will identify reasons why St. Louis grew in the 1800's; describe the economies established by settlers in St. Louis; identify ways in which St. Louis has changed and stayed the same over time. They will also read and interpret historical data using a line graph. 
Math- Chapter 5 (Subtraction) Subtracting across zero's, regrouping, and subtracting 3-4 digit numbers. 
Science- We are studying pages 172-176 in our book:  Food chains and Energy pyramids! Check out the games I have for these concepts on the blog!
Writing- We are learning about themes and moral of the story, to help us develop a writing idea.  Students are writing two short stories this week.  Did you check out their imaginative animal stories on the blog?  I'm so proud of our team's authors!
Reading- We will be reviewing all the strategies we learned this quarter:  making predictions, finding cause and effect relationships, making connections, asking and answering questions.
 
FYI's
Monday- Sappington Psghetti's Night
Tuesday- St. John's Blood Drive at Sappington 2:15-6:15
Wednesday- Walk a Thon
Friday- Half Day Dismiss at 11:50

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